Applicator



MY 21,1935 w. o., HEA'roN 2,002,144

APPLICATOR Filed MarchV 8, 1954 INVENTOR. WIL/m 0 HEHT0N BY um, n 24W ATTORNEY Patented May 21, 1935 l 2,002,144

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APPLICATOR Wilma 0. Heaton, Oakland, Calif.

Application March 8, 1934, Serial No. 714,550

' s claims. (o1. 132-1) The invention relates to an applicator of the finger.y At its open inner end the cot I4 is formed nature of a finger stall, and further relates t a with a solely inturned bead I8 for engagement package including the applicator. in a complementary groove I'I of the ring I5 An object of the invention is to provide an apfor mounting the cot on the ring, said ring having .Il plicator which is adapted for mounting on a pera similar cross-section to that of the cot at its sons finger for use in the application of a cosbase. metio substance to the face whereby to keep the Since for properly smoothing and distributing finger clean of the applied substance and at the rouge in place, the sense of touch must be used same time protect the face from infection from as well as the sense of sight, it is a common prac- .10 the finger. tice to use the highly sensitive finger tips for l0 Another object is to provide an applicator which finishing an application of a rouge material to a isparticularly adapted to accomplish the aforeskin surface. Accordingly, `at least the tip porsaid and other desirable objects. tion of the applicator cot I4 is preferably made A further object is to provide a compact packas thin and close-fitting to a fingerl therein as is l5 age including the applicator and wherein the possible with the material used for the cot whereby l5 applicator retains is normal shape and may be the sense of touch at a nger tip in the cot may fully protected when not in use. f be used to a maximum amount as the applicator The invention possesses other objects and feaportion thereat is used. tures of advantage, some of which, with the fore- It is further desirable that an applicator cot going, will be set forth or be apparent in the ofthe character described shall retain its cup-like 20 following description of a, preferred embodiment form when not in use, and it is therefore preof the invention which is illustrated in the acferred that the side walls of the cotl shall be so companyng drawing, in which, constituted that its normally elliptic cross-section Figure 1 illustrates the use of an applicator emwill be maintained. In the present instance, the

bodying the invention for smoothing an applicalatter purpose is accomplished in a cot of homo- 25 tion of lip rouge in place on a persons lips. geneous structure by forming the same to have Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section of side walls of requisite -thickness to provide the Y the applicator as mounted on a persons finger. needed stiffness of structure. Accordingly, and as Figure 3 is an elevation of a protective cap for is brought out in Figures 2 and 6 and 7, the cot receiving the applicator. side wall is somewhat thicker than, and tapers 30 Figure 4 is an elevationof the applicator. into, the thin end wall portion through which kthe Figure 5 shows a closure cap for the applicator user must be able to feel the rouge and the surcavity, said cap carrying a stick of lip rouge. face to which it is applied.

Figure 6 is an axial section taken through a The present applicator cot structure is parpackage comprising an assembly of the various ticularly designed to be made of a soft vulcanized 35 elements shown in Figures 3 to 5 inclusive. and stretchable rubber composition, and the ta- Figure 7 is a section at the broken line 1-1 pered form of the cot is arranged to provide for in Figure 4. the stretched engagementof atleast the Working Figure 8 is a section at 8 8 in Figure 6. tip portion over a persons finger whereby a skinl In its present embodiment, the inventionvis tight iit may be afforded at the end cot portion 40 disclosed in an applicator II which is particuwhich is to be'applied to the rouge. It will be larly designed for applying and/or smoothing a understood, however, that other materials having deposit of rougeon a persons lips, such a deposit the specified yqualities might be used for the cot having been derived from a rouge stick I2 which instead of rubber. Furthermore, at least those extends from a usual casing I 3, or from some outer surface portions of the applicator whichare 45 other source of the rouge.` Essentially, the applito be applied to the rouge would preferably be cator II comprises a finger cot Il formed of\soft roughened slightly rather than smooth. The ma-l rubber or the like and mounted on and extending terial of the cot would b e generally impervious. axially from a ring member I5 in unitary asso- Preferably, though not necessarily, the ring I5 ciation therewith. is arranged to closely fit the iinger portion thereat 50 Preferably, and as shown, the cot I l is closed when the cot I 4 is mounted'inoperative position at -its tip end, istapered toward said end, and is and condition on a finger. Asparticularly shown, of generally elliptical cross-section throughout its the ring I5 is shaped as froml a piecev of tubing length for conformity with the generally elliptical formed of relatively inflexible sheet material of cross-section of the outer portion of a persons a uniform gaugefand thegroove IIuis provided the cot is of itself of a non-collapsing structure,

it will be understood that the ring I5 assists in maintaining it in its normal shape.

The inner cot edge portionat the bead I6 is arranged for stretching into its placein the groove I1 whereby the bead is operative to releasably fix the cot to the ring in unitary assocaition therey with, it being noted that solely the ring need be engaged by a persons fingers while mounting or dismounting the cot with respect to a finger; in this manner, the exterior of the cot need not be touched by a persons hand. The cot would normally remain in mounted disposition on the ring whereby the cot and ring constitute an applicator unit; removal of the cot from the ring would generally be effected only for a cleaning or replacement thereof.

A protective enclosure is provided for the cot yI4 when the applicator unit is not in use, the enclosure elements utilizing the ring I5 as a mounting means therefor. As -particularly shown, caps 2| and 22.are provided for mounting at the outer and inner ends respectively of the ring, the cap 2| being shaped to receive the non-collapsing cot I4 therein without any contact with it, and the cap 22 being arranged to extend across the inner ring end to close the space 23 jointly provided within the cot and ring. The cross-section of the two caps are each similar to that of the ring I5 whereby the space occupied by the assembly of the caps with the ring may be a minimum. It will be noted that the applicator may be placed on or removed from a nger While the cap 2| is mounted in place on the ring I5.

As particularly illustrated, the ring I4 is intermediately formed to have an encircling flange 24 thereabout for providing a stop to limit the degree of engagement of the caps 2| and 22 on the ring. The caps are formed of stiff sheet material 'and are arranged to frictionally embrace the ring at opposite sides of the stop flange 24, it being noted that the outer face of the base portion of the cot I4 preferably lies within the outer surface of the ring portion which is engaged in the base of the cap `2l whereby it may not be injuriously contacted by the cap as the latter is mounted on, or is dismounted from, the ring.

The space 23 which is jointlydened by and within the cot I4 andv ring I5 may be utilized as a container, its use as a storage place for the rouge stick I2 being particularly'indicated in Figure v6. The casing I3 for the rouge stick is provided with an encircling bead 26 near its open end, such a bead being usual when a cap '(not shown) is to be appliedfor completingthe encasing of the stick of rouge.y rIn the present instance, however, a clip assembly 2'Iis`providedfwithin'the cap' 22 for receivingand gripping thel portion ofthe casing vI3 beyondpthegbeadl and nearest to the'exposed 'rnedescrfbed .Combe "if,y in 'abplicabr flntl ,U with. the was. .and 22 and i126 .1011@ 'stick"l2'is`understood to provide a package which 5. A new article may be produced and sold as a unitary article of manufacture. As indicated in Figure 1, the applicator may be mounted on a nger of a hand which holds the rouge stick for the application thereof; in this manner, the applicator and stick may be alternatively applied as required with only one hand in use for the purpose.

While for hygienic reasons it is generally preferable that the cot I4 have a closed outer end forcompletely enclosing the finger tip and its nail, it will be understood that a fingernail opening might be provided in the cot end for permitting the protrusion of a long finger nail therethrough. and from the cot. The latter arrangement would, of course, prevent the reversible mounting and use of the applicator cot which is hereinbefore particularly shown and described.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method of use will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention appertains. While I have described the features and the principles of operation of a device which I now consider to be a preferred embodiment of my invention, I desire to have it understood that the speciflc showing is primarily illustrative, and that such changes may be made, when desired, as fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A rouge applicator comprising a nger cot of flexible and elastic material for mounting in stretched condition on the outer end portion of a persons finger; the cot wall being imperforate and smooth and relatively thin at its rounded end portion whereby the sense of touch of a finger tip therein is arranged to be operative therethrough with a minimized degree of interference therewith.

2. A rouge applicator comprising a finger cot of soft vulcanized rubber or the like for mounting in stretched condition on a persons finger, the cot wall having smooth surfaces and being so thin at its rounded end portion that conditions at a rouge-receiving surface engaged therewith are arranged to be readily felt therethrough by a nger therein.

3. An applicator for use in depositing and/or spreading and/or smoothing material at a surface and comprising a finger cot of flexible and elastic material for mounting in stretched condition on the end portion of a persons finger, the rounded end portion of the cot being imperforate and as thin as possible whereby conditions at said surface when touched therewith may be readily felt therethrough by a. finger therein, and the remaining cot wall portions being relatively thick whereby the cot is arranged to retain the general shape of a finger end when dismounted.

4. An applicator of the class described comprising a cot of exible andl elastic material for mounting on a finger and adapted for the direct application of an imperforate tip portion thereof `tojal surface for depositing `and/or spreading and/or smoothing material'onthe surface, and a finger ring 4of relatively inflexible and inelastic material fixed to said cot at the inner end thereof 'in coaxial relation therewith, said 'cot and ring having mutually similar elliptic cross-sections therealong.

of manufacture comprising an applicator cot of iiexiblev material for mounting on a persons 'finger and adapted forv the -direct application of an.outer'"end `portion thereof to a surface forv depositing and/or spreading and/or (5 2,002,144 lsmoothing material thereat, a nger ring of relatively inflexible material fixed to said cot at the inner end thereof in coaxial'relation thereto, and a closed cap of relatively inflexible material removably mounted on the outer end of said ring and enclosing the cot Without contact therewith and as a protective means therefor.

6. A new article'of manufacture comprising an applicator cot of flexible material for mounting on a persons finger and adapted for the direct application of an outer end portion thereof to a surface for depositing and/or spreading and/or smoothing material thereat, a nger ring of relatively inflexible material fixed to said cot at the inner end thereof in coaxial relation therewith, a closed cap of relatively inexible material removably mounted on the outer end portion of said ring andenclosing the cot without contact there-- with and as a protective means for the cot exterior, and a closed cap of relatively inexible mate rial removably mounted on the inner end of said ring for cooperation with the ring as a protective means for the cot interior.

7. A new article of manufacture comprising an applicator finger cot of flexible material and'noncollapsing structure, -a nger ring of relatively inexible material carrying said cot at its outer end, a Vclosed cap of relatively inflexible material removably mounted on the inner end of said ring and cooperative with the cot and ring to define a closed receptacle space within the cot and ring, and means on saidcapfto mount an article thereon whereby said'article may be disposed in said space in xed spaced relation t'o the cot and ring when the cap is mounted on the ring.

8. A new article of manufacture comprising an applicator cot of flexible ymaterial for mounting on a persons finger and adapted for the direct application of an outer end portion thereof to a surface for depositing and/or spreading and/or smoothing material thereat, a nger ring of relatively inflexible material xed to said cot at the inner end thereof, and a closed cap of relatively inflexible material removably mounted on the inner end of said ring for cooperation with the ring as a protective means for the cot interior.

WILMA o. HEATON. 

